Ape vs. Man

Apenoun

A primate of the clade Hominoidea, generally larger than monkeys and distinguished from them by having no tail.

Apenoun

Any such primate other than a human.

Apenoun

(derogatory) An uncivilised person.

Apenoun

One who apes; a foolish imitator.

Apeverb

(intransitive) To behave like an ape.

Apeverb

(transitive) To imitate or mimic, particularly to imitate poorly.

Apeadjective

(slang) Wild; crazy.

Apenoun

A quadrumanous mammal, esp. of the family Simiadæ, having teeth of the same number and form as in man, and possessing neither a tail nor cheek pouches. The name is applied esp. to species of the genus Hylobates, and is sometimes used as a general term for all Quadrumana. The higher forms, the gorilla, chimpanzee, and ourang, are often called anthropoid apes or man apes.

Apenoun

One who imitates servilely (in allusion to the manners of the ape); a mimic.

Apenoun

A dupe.

Apeverb

To mimic, as an ape imitates human actions; to imitate or follow servilely or irrationally.

Apenoun

any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all

Apenoun

someone who copies the words or behavior of another

Apenoun

person who resembles a non-human primate

Apeverb

imitate uncritically and in every aspect;

Apeverb

represent in or produce a caricature of;

Apenoun

a large primate that lacks a tail, including the gorilla, chimpanzees, orangutan, and gibbons.

Apenoun

used in names of macaque monkeys with short tails, e.g. Barbary ape.

Apenoun

(in general use) any monkey.

Apenoun

an unintelligent or clumsy person.

Apenoun

an inferior imitator or mimic

Apeverb

imitate (someone or something), especially in an absurd or unthinking way

Ape

Apes (Hominoidea ) are a branch of Old World tailless simians native to Africa and Southeast Asia. They are the sister group of the Old World monkeys, together forming the catarrhine clade.

Mannoun

An adult male human.

Mannoun

(collective) All human males collectively: mankind.

Mannoun

A human, a person of either gender, usually an adult. See usage notes.

Mannoun

(collective) All humans collectively: mankind, humankind, humanity. Sometimes capitalized as Man.

Mannoun

A member of the genus Homo, especially of the species Homo sapiens.

Mannoun

(obsolete) A sentient being, whether human or supernatural.

Mannoun

An adult male who has, to an eminent degree, qualities considered masculine, such as strength, integrity, and devotion to family; a mensch.

Mannoun

Manliness; the quality or state of being manly.

Mannoun

A husband.

Mannoun

A lover; a boyfriend.

Mannoun

A male enthusiast or devotee; a male who is very fond of or devoted to a specified kind of thing. Used as the last element of a compound.

Mannoun

A person, usually male, who has duties or skills associated with a specified thing. Used as the last element of a compound.

Mannoun

A person, usually male, who can fulfill one's requirements with regard to a specified matter.

Mannoun

A male who belongs to a particular group: an employee, a student or alumnus, a representative, etc.

Mannoun

An adult male servant.

Mannoun

(historical) A vassal. A subject.

Mannoun

A piece or token used in board games such as chess.

Mannoun

Used to refer to oneself or one's group: I, we; construed in the third person.

Mannoun

A term of familiar address often implying on the part of the speaker some degree of authority, impatience, or haste.

Mannoun

A friendly term of address usually reserved for other adult males.

Mannoun

(sports) A player on whom another is playing, with the intent of limiting their attacking impact.

Maninterjection

Used to place emphasis upon something or someone; sometimes, but not always, when actually addressing a man.

Manverb

(transitive) To supply (something) with staff or crew (of either sex).

Manverb

(transitive) To take up position in order to operate (something).

Manverb

To brace (oneself), to fortify or steel (oneself) in a manly way. Compare man up.

Manverb

To wait on, attend to or escort.

Manverb

To accustom (a raptor or other type of bird) to the presence of people.

Mannoun

A human being; - opposed to beast.

Mannoun

An adult male person; a grown-up male person, as distinguished from a woman or a child.

Mannoun

The human race; mankind.

Mannoun

The male portion of the human race.

Mannoun

One possessing in a high degree the distinctive qualities of manhood; one having manly excellence of any kind.

Mannoun

An adult male servant; also, a vassal; a subject.

Mannoun

A term of familiar address at one time implying on the part of the speaker some degree of authority, impatience, or haste; as, Come, man, we 've no time to lose! In the latter half of the 20th century it became used in a broader sense as simply a familiar and informal form of address, but is not used in business or formal situations; as, hey, man! You want to go to a movie tonight?.

Mannoun

A married man; a husband; - correlative to wife.

Mannoun

One, or any one, indefinitely; - a modified survival of the Saxon use of man, or mon, as an indefinite pronoun.

Mannoun

One of the piece with which certain games, as chess or draughts, are played.

Manverb

To supply with men; to furnish with a sufficient force or complement of men, as for management, service, defense, or the like; to guard; as, to man a ship, boat, or fort.

Manverb

To furnish with strength for action; to prepare for efficiency; to fortify.

Manverb

To tame, as a hawk.

Manverb

To furnish with a servant or servants.

Manverb

To wait on as a manservant.

Mannoun

an adult male person (as opposed to a woman);

Mannoun

someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force;

Mannoun

the generic use of the word to refer to any human being;

Mannoun

all of the inhabitants of the earth;

Mannoun

any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae

Mannoun

a male subordinate;

Mannoun

an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent);

Mannoun

a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman;

Mannoun

a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer;

Mannoun

one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea

Mannoun

game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games;

Manverb

take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place;

Manverb

provide with men;

Man

A man is an adult male human. Prior to adulthood, a male human is referred to as a boy (a male child or adolescent).